Kiev claims more territory

Ukraine said its troops had taken more territory from rebels near the site where Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was brought down, as international investigators said fighting was preventing them from reaching the crash location.

Hardships mount as Gazans toil in war-torn city

Caught in the fighting between Israel and Hamas, Gaza's civilians are increasingly struggling to get by. There is no electricity 21 hours a day because power lines have been hit. Water taps have run dry because there's no power to their fuel pumps and tens of thousands of displaced sleep on the floors of schools and hospitals.

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Hamas accepts Gaza lull

Earlier humanitarian truce fell apart after rockets fired at southern Israel

Thousands ignore ban in Paris to protest

French police arrested 70 people at a banned pro-Palestinian protest in central Paris on Saturday that degenerated into clashes between demonstrators and armor-clad riot squads.

Kiev launches offensive on Donetsk

Ukrainian officials said their forces advanced to the outskirts of a key town north of Donetsk on Saturday as they try to retake the stronghold held for months by rebels.

Experts to begin probe

The second black box from the Air Algerie plane disaster was recovered on Saturday at the crash site in Mali as investigators headed to the scene to determine the cause of the tragedy.

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Families mourn Air Algerie crash victims

Family members of those killed on the Air Algerie flight that crashed in Mali were taken to the wreckage to grieve on Saturday as French President Francois Hollande announced three days of mourning.

World Cup over, but some Argentines won't go home

Weather, relaxed life and no visa requirement make staying easy

Liberian man in Lagos being tested for Ebola

A Liberian man is being tested for the deadly Ebola virus after he collapsed on arrival at an airport in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, a megacity of 21 million people, the Lagos State Health Ministry said on Thursday.

Fierce Libya fights raise specter of failed African state

Heavy black smoke rose over southern Tripoli on Thursday after rival militias exchanged artillery and rocket fire in a battle over the Libyan capital's airport that has killed around 50 people in weeks of fighting.